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CONGRATULATIONS to our Classic Slam winners! 1. San Gabriel 2. GALA 3. Cleveland... 4. Harvard Westlake 5. Venice Thank you so much for making this year’s Classy Slam so unique, magical, and inspiring! The winning CS poem will have a few lines featured on a billboard through LA County Library Foundation & Love Letters and Light project! #YouthPoetryChangesTheWorld #ClassicSlam2021

"There's a power that comes with poetry and words and when we use words to find ways to heal ourselves, and hearing your words was very healing," says Kelly Marie Tran. https://ew.com/m/kelly-marie-tran-poem-star-wars-rose-tico/

congratulations to our classic slam finalists! Tune in tomorrow for the final show at 7 pm PST www.classicslam.org #saturdaynight #virtualevent #poetrycommunity

The theme for this year’s 10th Annual Classic Slam comes from Cameron Awkward-Rich’s poem Cento Between The Ending And The End. Bloom how you must, wild until we are free is the spirit we’re carrying with us into the tomorrow we’re building together. Save the date for our Classic Slam or volunteer via the link in our bio! We’ve got an incredible panel of judges, hosts, and partners to celebrate this year. Listen to a reading of Cento Between The Ending And The End by Nia Lewis via our Get Lit Minute podcast! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-annual-classic-slam-ticke

This #NationalPoetryMonth we're celebrating our 10th Annual Classic Slam! Join us as we celebrate youth poets perform classic poems + original spoken word response pieces for a panel of judges that includes world-renowned authors, poets, artists, and cultural luminaries. This year's judges/hosts/entertainment include: HOSTS. Sekou Andrews, Vanessa Tahay JUDGES. Kelly Marie Tran, Porsha Olayiwola, Mila Cuda, Jean Baptiste, Luis Rodriguez, Lynne Thompson... LIVE DJ. DJ Brutha Gimel Save the dates 4/29, 4/30, and 5/1 - RSVP at the link below.

The fun never ends! Join us on May 5th for our second ever Free Verse Membership Club meeting at 6 pm PST! Last time we had a poet puppet show and other poetic performances; as well as the opportunity to meet YOU and hear you share some of your work! We can't wait until you see what we've got in store for you this time! #virtualevent #poetrycommunity

Check out Episode 2 of "The Road To Summertime" out now! #spokenword #NationalPoetryMonth #summertimemovie

"We're all poems, give and take, rhythm and flow." - t Join us for our first Free Verse Membership Club meeting tomorrow at 6 pm PST! #Art #poetrycommunity

Announcing our Free Verse Membership Club! Open to people of all ages, from anywhere in the world. Free Verse is a special membership that unites everyone + anyone interested in spoken word, poetry, the arts, and community. More details on membership will be shared in our first virtual meeting, this Wednesday at 6pm PST! Meeting info via the event link below. https://fb.me/e/1jI9uhg5U

In this month's Get Lit HELP, we learn how to memorize a poem with our brand-new host Bridgette Yang.

Tomorrow (10/21) @ 11 am PT, Get Lit + Second Home will host Up Next: America's Young Poets! To hear incredible poems from Nyarae Francis (pictured here) + so many more, visit bit.ly/PoetsUpNext. Free + Open to the Public!

We are having a WEEK. Thank you so much to everyone who tuned in to our performances via the Golden Globes + HFPA's last night. The Poetic New Wave has arrived! Tomorrow night, we have an open mic with the one and only Mason Granger. Free + open to all ages we KNOW you all have a lot to share right now! Just hop in at 5 pm PT: bit.ly/GetLitThursdayOpenMic

Tomorrow night! Come see some familiar faces get honored by the HFPA + Golden Globes. <3 #SNAP https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=267936784376976

Today and every day is Indigenous People's Day! We are humbled, honored, and grateful to work on Tongva Land. To learn whose land you are on <3 nativelands.ca!

Eee! The Poetic Convergence is THIS Saturday! We have never had a more stellar line-up of guests, from Patricia Smith to Monique Mitchell, and so many more. We will focus on writing a poem no one wants to hear, anti-racism in the body, and have a special youth-only town hall. ... To purchase tickets + view the full event schedule: visithttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/122445946121/

Check out the premiere of the Official Video for Marquesha Baber's "That Girl" on Tuesday, October 6th, at 11 am PST. Support Carmen56 and help ensure that there truly is a place for #SpokenWord in the arts and in your life! Stream the full "6 Feat- Carmen 56" album on Spotify for FREE today.

Need some HELP? We got you! In this month's Get Lit Help + How-To, we learn how to memorize a poem with our brand-new host Bridgette Yang. <3 https://www.youtube.com/watch

Join us Saturday, October 10 at 9 am for the 2020 Poetic Convergence with Patricia Smith Tickets on sale now! Bundle tickets available for schools and educators.

In this episode, we discuss the life and work of Mahogany L. Browne, a writer, organizer & educator. Included in this episode is a reading by Browne herself of "Working Title." Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via the link below. https://www.buzzsprout.com/885955/episodes/5641888

In this week's episode of the Get Lit Minute, we discuss Etheridge Knight and his life and works. Knight was an African-American poet who made his name in 1968 with his debut volume, Poems from Prison. With roots in the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, and the Black Power Movement, Etheridge Knight and other American artists within the movement sought to create politically engaged work that explored the African-American cultural and historical experie...nce. Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts. Excerpt from "Belly Song (for the Daytop Family)" And I and I / must admit that the sea in you has sung / to the sea / in me and I and I / must admit that the sea in me has fallen / in love with the sea in you because you have made something out of the sea that nearly swallowed you And this poem This poem This poem / I give / to you. This poem is a song / I sing / I sing / to you from the bottom of the sea in my belly This poem This poem This poem / is a song / about FEELINGS Support the show at getlit.org Support the show (https://getlit.org/donate/)

For all our aspiring filmmakers Pilot I, our free independent filmmaking course, begins this Sunday at 10 am! To sign up + learn more, visit: https://forms.gle/rce5X8s5XUiZz8QH8